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THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES CALLED<br/>
<span class=large>GENESIS</span>
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CHAPTER 43
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Jacob is persuaded to send Benjamin to Egypt—Joseph’s brethren make obeisance to him—They all eat and drink together.
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And</span> the famine <i>was</i> sore in the land.
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And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
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And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 44: 26 (25-26).">brother</a> <i>be</i> with you.
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If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
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But if thou wilt not send <i>him,</i> we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 44: 23 (21-23).">brother</a> <i>be</i> with you.
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And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye <i>so</i> ill with me, <i>as</i> to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
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And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, <i>Is</i> your father yet alive?  have ye <i>another</i> brother?  and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
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And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, <i>and</i> also our little ones.
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I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 44: 32.">blame</a> for ever:
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For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
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And their father Israel said unto them, If <i>it must be</i> so now, do this; take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
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And take double money in your hand; and the <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/12a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 42: 25 (25, 27, 35).">money</a> that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry <i>it</i> again in your hand; peradventure it <i>was</i> an oversight:
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Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
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And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin.  If I be bereaved <i>of my children,</i> I am bereaved.
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&#182; And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
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And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring <i>these</i> men home, and slay, and make ready; for <i>these</i> men shall dine with me at noon.
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And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.
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And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
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And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
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And said, O <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 44: 18.">sir</a>, we came indeed down at the first time to buy <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/43/20b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 42: 3.">food</a>:
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And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, <i>every</i> man’s <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 42: 27.">money</a> <i>was</i> in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
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And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
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And he said, Peace <i>be</i> to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money.  And he brought Simeon out unto them.
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And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave <i>them</i> water, and they <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/24a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Washing.">washed</a> their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
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And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
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&#182; And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which <i>was</i> in their hand into the house, and <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/26a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 37: 7 (7, 9-10); Gen. 42: 6; Gen. 44: 14.">bowed</a> themselves to him to the earth.
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And he asked them of <i>their</i> welfare, and said, <i>Is</i> your father well, the old <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/27a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 42: 11 (11-13).">man</a> of whom ye spake?  <i>Is</i> he yet alive?
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And they answered, Thy servant our father <i>is</i> in good health, he <i>is</i> yet alive.  And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
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And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/29a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 35: 18.">Benjamin</a>, his mother’s son, and said, <i>Is</i> this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me?  And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
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And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought <i>where</i> to weep; and he entered into <i>his</i> chamber, and <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/30a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 42: 24; Gen. 45: 1 (1-2).">wept</a> there.
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And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
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And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that <i>is</i> an <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/32a" mark="a" type="A" title="Gen. 46: 34.">abomination</a> unto the Egyptians.
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And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/33a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Birthright.">birthright</a>, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
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And he took <i>and sent</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="gen/43/34a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Sam. 11: 8.">messes</a> unto them from before him: but <sup>b</sup><a href="gen/43/34b" mark="b" type="A" title="Gen. 45: 22.">Benjamin</a>’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs.  And they drank, and were merry with him.
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